Camila Giorgi defeated Zhang Shuai and Yulia Putintseva in the first round before knocking out No. 7 seed Aryna Sabalenka.
US tennis player and 11th seed Jessica Pegula emerged victorious in her third round match against Tamara Zidansek.
Swiatek was forced to drop from the Madrid Open in April due to a shoulder ailment, but she was at her best against Sabalenka on Saturday.
The reigning Madrid Open champion went a set down in the match but came back from what seemed like a dire situation to move on to the semis.
Sabalenka defeated American Anisimova for the first time in five tries. Garin was clueless to Zverev’s ball-striking.
Kaia Kanepi completed her career set of Grand Slam quarter-finals with a stunning come-from-behind win over second seeded Aryna Sabalenka at the 2022 Australian Open.
Former world number one Simona Halep defeated Emma Raducanu’s conqueror Danka Kovinic to cruise into the last 16 of the 2022 Australian Open.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek both booked their safe passage into the third round of the Australian Open, but in different manners.
Aryna Sabalenka had to dig deep in her first round Australian Open encounter against Storm Sanders, eventually winning 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.
US tennis player Coco Gauff had tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics.